When Todd Haymore found out that the president of Deschutes Brewery was a fan of the Grateful Dead, the Virginia secretary of agriculture and forestry was thrilled for the chance to put 30 years of fandom to work for his state. For nearly four years, the commonwealth of Virginia had pursued Deschutes, the Bend, Oregon,
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In contrast to some big Democrat wins in the eastern part of the state giving them control of both houses of the General Assembly, the Roanoke and NRV…
An overwhelming victory in the Republican primary has Michael Galliher poised to become Roanoke County s next circuit court clerk in the November general election. Martha Hooker won the Catawba District primary easily over Tom McCracken, who has filed to run as an independent.
Update: Trish White-Boyd will win her race for the Democratic nomination for the District 4 State Senate seat, with 94% of the vote counted (as of 9:50pm) ahead of fellow Roanoke City Council member Luke Priddy (by 19%) and DeAnthony Pierce. White-Boyd will face off against Republican State Senator David Suetterlein in this new district